Hi ho   ne ho wa se   we ki ni
(Hello my good friend.)
"Procession Before War Dance", Ernest Spybuck    Credit: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (02/5735).
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe is primarily located in the heart of central Oklahoma with approximately 4,723 members who live in all parts of the world as of as of December 31, 2024. Our tribal government complex is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Our logo features Tecumseh, a Shawnee warrior and visionary leader, who worked to unite tribes in a common homeland where Indians could live under their own laws and leaders. He died in October 1813, in battle near the area of present day Thamesville, in Toronto, Canada. The LI-SI-WI-NWI in our logo means “Among the Shawnee”
Latest Announcements & Upcoming Events

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Regular Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting

Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day!

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Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day!

Event

AST Public Health Drive-Thru School Supplies Event

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4th of July Closure

Announcement

Regular Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3, “Executive Committee Meetings” here by calls and declares public notice that the REGULAR meeting of the Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma has been scheduled for Wednesday July 16, 2025 at 10 AM at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Misty McGirt, Tribal Secretary Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Dated this 1st day of July 2025.

Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day!

Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day! July 24th 11 am to 1 pm AST Complex, Title VI Building Lunch provided by Title VI if you are signed up with the program. $5 a meal if you are not signed up with Title VI Elders 55 years and older, come and join the Public Health Department for fun games and activities with health education topics. For more information contact: Sianna Morgheim 405.447.0300 or smorgheim@astribe.com

Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day!

Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day! July 10th 11 am to 1 pm Little Axe Resource Center Lunch provided by Title VI if you are signed up with the program. $5 a meal if you are not signed up with Title VI Elders 55 years and older, come and join the Public Health Department for fun games and activities with health education topics. For more information contact: Sianna Morgheim 405.447.0300 or smorgheim@astribe.com

AST Public Health Drive-Thru School Supplies Event

AST Public Health Drive-Thru School Supplies Event Ages K-12th grades Wednesday July 30 from 4-6 pm Child must be present to receive incentives First come, first serve until we run out Little Axe Health Center, 15951 Little Axe Drive, Norman, OK AST Multi-Purpose Building, 2029 James L Edwards Drive, Shawnee, OK For more information contact Beverly Felton at 405.701.7190 or bfelton@astribe.com  

February is LOVE YOUR LIBRARY MONTH

It's LOVE YOUR LIBRARY month and we are celebrating! Come in & fill out a library application & receive a raffle ticket. Receive a raffle ticket for every book you check out in February. We will draw for winners on READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, March 2, 2023

Weather Closures

DUE TO THE
inclement weather,
THE ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE
WILL close at 12 pm today,
Monday, January 30
and will be CLOSED
Tuesday, January 31.
We will reopen at 10 am on
Wednesday, February 1.

Soil Fertilizer 101 Class

AST Agriculture Department
presents Soil Fertilizer 101 with OSU Extension Horticulturist Carla Smith
February 10, 2023, 10 am to 12 pm
AST Multi-Purpose Building, 2029 S Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK
For questions, contact Gabby Rice, 405.827.6545 or grice@astribe.com

Tax Commission Closure

The Tax Commission will be CLOSED for training on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 and will reopen Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

Closure Notice

DUE TO THE
inclement weather
THE ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE
will close at 3 pm today, January 24
and will reopen
at 10 am, Wednesday January 25

Enrollment Office Closure 1-13-2023

Due to the influx of Winter ARPA Applications the Enrollment Department will be closed to the public on Friday January 13th to focus on processing applications. All calls and emails will be returned when we return to normal business hours on Tuesday January 17th.

Martin Luther King Jr Day Closure

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday, January 16, 2023 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

AMENDED - Regular Executive Committee Meeting Notice

The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3, “Executive Committee Meetings” here by calls and declares public notice that the REGULAR meeting of the Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma has been scheduled for Wednesday January 25th 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Alicia Miller, Tribal Secretary
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Dated this 6th day of January 2023.

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